§ Dividend Tax Calculator · £30,000 dividend
Tax on a £30,000 dividend.
How much tax you pay on a £30,000 dividend in 2026/27, on top of a standard £12,570 director salary. The entire dividend falls in the basic-rate band, taxed at the new 10.75% rate (up from 8.75%) after the £500 dividend allowance.
§ Example — £30,000 dividends · £12,570 other income
On £30,000 dividends (with £12,570 other income), total dividend tax is £3,171 — effective rate 10.57%.
Band breakdown
- Dividend allowance (0%)
- £0tax
- Basic rate (10.75%)
- £3,171tax
£500 covered
£29,500 in this band
- Total income
- £42,570
- Dividends
- £30,000
- Dividend tax
- £3,171
- Effective rate
- 10.57%
Calculated at 2026/27 rates. Dividend allowance: £500. Basic rate band ceiling: £37,700. Use the full calculator for your own figures →
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